Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company has big news for fans who can't wait for that: Metallica will be releasing its next album, "Death Magnetic," as a "Guitar Hero III" download on the

Although we've never done it before, we assume naming a mainstream hard-rock/metal album is a somewhat daunting task. It needs to sound terrifying, yet accessible. It should include some variation on "death."

Metallica absolutely killed with a set heavy on classics like “Master of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Matters” and “The Unforgiven” as well as some deep cuts like the Misfits cover “Last Caress/Green Hell” (from the Garage Days EP).